GDC Mobile
Sessions | Speakers | Advisors | Sponsors
Monday & Tuesday, March 23-24, 2009
Rooms 121, 130, 134, North Hall
GDC Mobile Keynotes Announced
Neil Young, CEO & Founder (ngmoco)
Why the iPhone just changed everything
Neil Young, CEO and founder, ngmoco, will bring the classic game makers perspective to the GDC Mobile keynote and talk about why, to his own surprise, he left his role at Electronic Arts to build a new class of mobile games. He will share with the audience his learnings and draw a vision for the not-so-distant future, and the opportunities the new mobile devices present, to inspire developers to leave their day jobs too... Learn more here...
Tera Ojanpera, Executive Vice President (Nokia)
Bringing Meaning to Mobile Entertainment
With mobile gaming capturing the imagination of consumers and developers alike, what will the future hold for games on your mobile phone? During this keynote, Ojanpera will talk about Nokia's mobile gaming efforts, including N-Gage, and share trends and lessons learned from the first year of the service. He will also offer a vision for the future, where mobile entertainment becomes increasingly more relevant as our connections and locations provide the opportunity to personalize our entertainment. Learn more here…
Featured Presentations
 Mike Yuen Senior Director, Games and Services (Qualcomm) |
 John Rizzo Chief Executive Officer (Zeebo) |
**NEWS**
Zeebo & Qualcomm will announce their plans to launch the world’s fourth console! Their new product has been designed to provide interactive fun and learning for the next billion consumers in the world's emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, China, and India. Learn more here...
Travis Boatman, VP World Wide Mobile Studios (EA Mobile)
Navigating for success in today's mobile landscape
While traditional mobile handsets continue to move the industry forward, emerging platforms like the iPhone, Social Networking and Smartphones are changing the game. Travis Boatman, VP of EA Mobile Worldwide Studios, will bring an optimistic view of mobile games today, highlighting the impact of these platforms, and the development and distribution opportunities they create. Learn more here…
Highlighted iPhone Sessions:
- The Challenges and successes of porting games to the Apple iPhone
Speaker: Mike Pagano (EA Mobile) - Post Mortem: Super Monkey Ball iPhone
Speaker: Ethan Einhorn (SEGA), Chris Sharpley (Holland College)
Highlighted Sessions:
- Bringing Killer Console Games to Mobile
Speaker: Sean Malatesta (IG FUN LLC) - Get Smart About Smartphones: Insight Into the Future of Mobile Gaming
Speaker: Anthony Borquez (Konami Digital Entertainment)
To view all GDC Mobile sessions, click here.
IGF Mobile Awards:
Following the success of the first IGF Mobile, a sister event to the main IGF competition, the second year of the festival will feature independently developed handheld games for all mobile devices including cell phones, Apple's iPhone, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, and Windows Mobile devices.
The award ceremony will celebrate creativity and innovation by indie mobile developers by awarding $30,000 in prize money during GDC Mobile! IGF Mobile finalists will be announced in January 2009 on the official website.
GDC Mobile Sponsors
N-Gage is a connected mobile games service by Nokia, making it easy to find, try, buy, and play high-quality mobile games. N-Gage offers games by Nokia Games Publishing and the world's leading publishers. N-Gage Arena is a community that enables people to connect and play games with others. www.n-gage.com
Imagination Technologies’ POWERVR 3D-acceleration technology is the de facto standard for mobile and embedded products.
Its graphics and video technologies are licensed to leading semiconductor companies and shipping in over 120 leading products worldwide, enabling advanced applications including navigation, user-interface and 3D-gaming.
Imagination’s POWERVR Insiderecosystem has over 6500 members.
Zeemote Inc. is the recognized leader in designing, manufacturing, marketing and licensing wireless controller technology and products for mobile devices. The company’s debut product is the Zeemote JS1 Controller, which creates the world's best mobile gaming experience. The award-winning Bluetooth JS1 Controller is marketed and sold globally through partnerships with top handset manufacturers and mobile operators. The world’s leading videogame publishers also actively develop Zeemote Ready™ titles to take advantage of the exciting and immersive mobile game play the JS1 Controller delivers.
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To register for the GDC Mobile Summit, you will need to purchase an All Access Pass or Summits and Tutorials Pass.
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